Robustness and accuracy of the QUEST algorithm

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 127 PART 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 41-61

  Cheng, Yang ^a   Shuster, Malcolm D ^b  

^a State University of New York ^*  (United States)

^b Acme Spacecraft Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC EQUATIONS; EXTREME CASES; QUEST ALGORITHMS;

SPACE FLIGHT;

MECHANICS;

EID: 41149139392     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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